Sallah: Atiku Calls For United Nigeria

Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called on Nigeria Muslims to join efforts towards building a more united country.

Atiku in his Eid-el Fitri message, described as unfortunate, the bitter divisions among Nigerians, which he blamed on national politics.

The former Vice President in the message by his media office noted that during the Ramadan fasting, “we had seen the importance of the abstention from all sinful acts that are in the overall interest of our spiritual life and happiness. God teaches us to eschew evils because it’s for our ultimate good.

“One of the greatest blessings of Ramadan is that it helps us to get closer to our creator, strengthen our faith, and promote a charity or the spirit of giving to the weak and poor.

“It is important that we continue to live with the spirit of love, peace, and harmony that Ramadan requires.

“It is equally important that we remember our country as we pray at our respective Eid prayer grounds. We must pray for God to enlarge His mercies and blessings upon the country.

“Nigeria needs peace and harmony and we as citizens must ensure that we live our lives according to the pleasing of God. We must make justice and fairness the hallmark of our nation.

“Let’s not pretend that all is well. Our country is deeply divided. The outcome of the 2023 presidential election has made this division worse. I’m sincerely worried about this appalling reality.”

He called on Muslims to join the efforts toward healing the divisions in the country.

“Nigeria is so important to us that we shouldn’t abandon its fate to divisive and demagogic politicians.

“We are all stakeholders in a united Nigeria. We must be part of the efforts to achieve interfaith dialogue to achieve peaceful coexistence and a clime of love and religious tolerance,” the PDP candidate added.